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| Author: |
Bard, John |
| Title: |
A Case of an Extra-Uterine Foetus. [In: Medical Observations and Inquiries, Vol. II] |
| Place: |
London |
| Publisher: |
William Johnston |
| Date: |
1762 |
| Item # : |
198083 |
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| Sale Number |
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393 |
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10 |
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| Medical & Science Library of Gerald I. Sugarman, MD |
| Sale Date |
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11/20/2008 |
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1pm PST |
| Low Estimate |
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$ 800 |
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$ 1,200 |
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| Description: |
| xvi, 424, [12] pp. 4 engraved folding plates. (8vo) 7¾x5, period full calf. First Edition. |
| Bard's article appears on pages 369-372. John Bard performed the first abdominal operation for extrauterine pregnancy in America. The above is the first scientific paper on a surgical topic to emanate from the North American colonies. Also includes: Hunter, William. 'A singular case of the separation of the ossa pubis.' Pages 321-339. White, Charles. 'An account of a new method of reducing shoulders, (without the use of an ambe) which have been several months dislocated, in cases where the common methods have proved ineffectual.' Pages 373-381. Provenance: Haskell F. Norman (bookplate). Garrison-Morton 6254; Norman 1124. Garrison-Morton 6155; Norman 116. Garrison-Morton 4407; Norman 2230. |
| Condition: |
| Leather of front board detached along fore edge, some scuffing, lacks front free and rear free endpapers; large chip from one folding plate; else very good. |
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